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Function documentation Cancellation of Picking Locate the document in its SAP Library structure

Use

If you have picked too much, for example, or if you require previously picked stock more urgently for another outbound delivery, you can cancel an outbound delivery either partially or completely.

Prerequisites

If you want to release stock and simultaneously create a warehouse task (WT) in the background, you need to have performed the following in the Customizing settings for Extended Warehouse Management (EWM):

●      You have defined the warehouse process type for the cancellation of picking. For more information, see the Implementation Guide (IMG) for EWM under Goods Issue Process ® Cancel Picking ® Define Warehouse Process Type for Putback.

●      You have defined the warehouse process type for the cancellation of picking as a default value. For more information, see the IMG for EWM under Goods Issue Process ® Cancel Picking ® Define Warehouse Number Control for Putback.

Features

EWM cancels previously picked stock of warehouse request items (WR items) or handling units (HUs), as well as reserved stock of WTs. EWM releases the assignment of picked or reserved stock from the WR items, HUs or WTs. This makes the stock freely available again.

For packed stock, EWM can only release stock for the highest-level HU. In addition, EWM can only release stock for complete HUs.

If EWM releases the assignment of a stock, the system can also create a new WT at the same time. If EWM is creating the WT in the foreground, the system proceeds as follows:

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       1.      EWM starts by releasing the stock.

       2.      If the stock is unpacked, EWM then calls the transaction for moving products. If the stock is packed, EWM calls the transaction for moving HUs.

       3.      You define the new WT by creating storage bins or the warehouse process type for the new WT, for example.

If EWM is creating the WT in the background, the system releases the stock and simultaneously creates a new WT with the specified warehouse process type.

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On the Warehouse Request Items tab page, EWM gives you information that is relevant for the cancellation of picking for the WR item. On the Stock tab page, EWM gives you information about the stock, such as where the different stock is located in the warehouse. On the Open Product WT tab page, EWM displays the open product WTs of the WR items.

Activities

Release Stock From One or More WR Items

You can cancel stock that has already been picked for one or more WR items. To do this, on the SAP Easy Access screen, choose Extended Warehouse Management ® Execution ® Cancel Picking. In the Document Number field for the search, you enter the outbound delivery that contains the WR item that you want to cancel. EWM shows you all WR items that belong to this outbound delivery. You can choose between the following options:

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●      You can release the entire picked delivery quantity for a WR item. To do this, on the Warehouse Request Items tab page you select the WR item that you want to cancel, and then choose Release Stock.

●      You can cancel the picked delivery quantity of a selected stock in the WR item only. To do this, on the Warehouse Request Items tab page, select the WR item that contains the corresponding stock. On the Stock tab page you then select the stock that you want to cancel, and then choose Release Stock.

●      You can cancel a partial quantity of the picked delivery quantity of a selected stock in the WR item only. To do this, on the Warehouse Request Items tab page, select the WR item that contains the corresponding stock. In the Cancel Quantity field on the Stock tab page, you then specify the delivery quantity that is to be cancelled for this stock.

If you are working with serial number requirement Serial Numbers in Inventory Management, you can do the following:

○       You first specify the delivery quantity to be cancelled in the Cancel Quantityfield and then choose Serial Numbers. EWM displays the serial numbers corresponding to the cancel quantity. You select the serial numbers that you want to cancel.

○       You start by choosing Serial Numbers. EWM displays all the serial numbers for the selected stock. You select the serial numbers that you want to cancel. EWM automatically calculates the delivery quantity that you have to cancel, and displays it in the Cancel Quantityfield.

Release Stock From One or More HUs

You can cancel stock that has already been picked for one or more HUs. To do this, on the SAP Easy Access screen, choose Extended Warehouse Management ® Execution ® Cancel Picking. In the Handling Unit Identification field for the search, you enter the HU that you want to cancel.

●      You can release the entire picked delivery quantity for an HU. To do this, on the Handling Unit tab page you select the HU that you want to cancel, and then choose Release Stock.

If you have packed multiple stocks into an HU, EWM displays the corresponding information on the Stock tab page. However, you cannot edit this data.

●      If you want to cancel a partial quantity of an HU only, you first have to repack the HU. To do this, on the Handling Unit tab page choose Repack HU (see Packing in the Work Center).

Cancel WTs From One or More WR Items

You can cancel stock that has already been reserved for one or more WTs. To do this, on the SAP Easy Access screen, choose Extended Warehouse Management ® Execution ® Cancel Picking. In the Document Number field for the search, you enter the outbound delivery that contains the WR item whose WT you want to cancel. EWM shows you all WR items that belong to this outbound delivery. You can choose between the following options:

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●      You can cancel the entire reserved delivery quantity for a WR item. To do this, on the Warehouse Request Items tab page you select the WR item whose WTs you want to cancel, and then choose Cancel WT. EWM then cancels all WTs that belong to the selected WR item.

●      You can cancel the reserved delivery quantity of a selected WT in the WR item only. To do this, on the Warehouse Request Items tab page, select the WR item that contains the corresponding WT. On the Open Product WT tab page you then select the WT that you want to cancel, and then choose Cancel WT. EWM then cancels the selected WTs only.

Cancel WTs From One or More HUs

You can cancel stock that has already been reserved for one or more HUs. To do this, on the SAP Easy Access screen, choose Extended Warehouse Management ® Execution ® Cancel Picking. In the Handling Unit Identification field for the search, you enter the HU that you want to cancel. On the Handling Unit tab page, you choose the corresponding HUs and then choose Cancel WT. EWM then cancels all open WTs that belong to these HUs.

Release Stock and Create WT Simultaneously (WR Item or HU)

Corresponding to the above descriptions for releasing stock for WR items and HUs, EWM can simultaneously release stock and create new WTs (either in the foreground or in the background). To do this, follow the descriptions above for releasing stock. However, instead of choosing Release Stock, you choose Release Stock + Create WT.. You then select either Release Stock + WT in Foreground or Release Stock + WT in Background from the dropdown box.

 

 

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